Things which traumatised you as children

[Dimentio]

You could never believe how sincerely grossed out by this I was when I was seven!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co8m4B7Xqg8&feature=related

This one also traumatised me when I was six

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDHBZlSNO6w

Your shot

[Vendetta]

Fucking clowns.

[Sasha]

the ballet was indeed creepy as fuck, the never ending story scene only gave me good memories but i guess i was an bit older than you when i saw it.

what scarred me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqUDr6pTkfY

i saw IT way to young....

[Dimentio]

I think that Stephen King must have been molested as a kid or something. Almost all his horror novels where children are playing a vital part do have things which scare children a lot. In "It" there was always this hidden reference to paedophilia, and in "The Library Cop" it was quite explicit.

[Panda Tse Tung]

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[Dimentio]

Okay... and what the fuck is that? Is he trying to learn kids how to write?

I mean, shouldn't such figures be non-gross to look at?

[Panda Tse Tung]

Okay... and what the fuck is that? Is he trying to learn kids how to write?

I mean, shouldn't such figures be non-gross to look at?
It's from a dutch childrens show, which yes; learned children how to read and write. He is the evildoer however, he cant read and write so he steals all words and letters. Many children had nightmares about him, so later on they made him less terrifying (he still was though). He changed into a one-eyed fish in one episode, and a huge hologram of him appeared in the air with thunder and everything. Worst part was, it was compulsory in most schools.
And yes, a lot of parents complained. In some schools children we're allowed to look away if he appeared (lol).

[Comrade Awesome]

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Poltergeist is not a kid's movie...

[Pirate Utopian]

The miniseries for Stephen King's It for me too.

I saw a commercial on TV for it and in it they showed the clown attacking somebody in the shower. It fucked me up.

[Admiral Swagmeister G-Funk]

There was a TV ad, for a programme about people with rare illnesses. It had a child with elephantiasis in the advert, who had a nose that was severely over grown. I had nightmares for years, thinking I would get the disease.

It would be impossible to find the advert now though.

[Dimentio]

It's from a dutch childrens show, which yes; learned children how to read and write. He is the evildoer however, he cant read and write so he steals all words and letters. Many children had nightmares about him, so later on they made him less terrifying (he still was though). He changed into a one-eyed fish in one episode, and a huge hologram of him appeared in the air with thunder and everything. Worst part was, it was compulsory in most schools.
And yes, a lot of parents complained. In some schools children we're allowed to look away if he appeared (lol).

A lot of children in Sweden became mentally damaged by this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw95KIRAwrg

Its more subtle though. That Dutch goblin is like just revolting and that's it, but Lost in the Pancake is actually like putting the brain inside a mixer. I bought the DVD to my friend as a birthday present and he couldn't stand watch it.

As a side-note, it was made by communists. That doesn't make it any more debilitating.

[piet11111]

I remember some late night tv and nothing was on so i was browsing the channels and BAM some cat eating some guys arm on a boat.
The guy was telling to what i assume to be his girlfriend or wife that his arm was numb so if she could check it out so she lifts the blanket and some huge cat was eating away at his stump.
I was so shocked (12 years old at the time) that i turned off the tv for a few moments and then decided to watch the rest of the movie but within 10 minutes my parents came home and send me to bed.

I still want to know what the name is of that movie so i can try to get my hands on it and see the entire movie.
Anyone of you have an idea ?
I can remember that they where trying to capture that cat and that at some point i think they threw away food that the cat had partially eaten.

[bailey_187]

The whole Candy Man/Bloody Mary thing in the mirror kept me away from toilets and mirrors near midnight until i was like 11

[¿Que?]

There was a movie called Testament about nuclear war, back in the 80's. Sort of gave me nightmares because a lot of the characters (children at that) end up dying of radiation poisoning.

Also, an alien move called Strange Invaders gave me the nightmares once or twice.

[Wanted Man]

It's from a dutch childrens show, which yes; learned children how to read and write. He is the evildoer however, he cant read and write so he steals all words and letters. Many children had nightmares about him, so later on they made him less terrifying (he still was though). He changed into a one-eyed fish in one episode, and a huge hologram of him appeared in the air with thunder and everything. Worst part was, it was compulsory in most schools.
And yes, a lot of parents complained. In some schools children we're allowed to look away if he appeared (lol).

That show was seriously weird, though. Once, I was going through all the channels, and on one of them, that show was on, and just at that moment, the girl fell into a chasm and screamed really loudly. I don't think I ever watched it again after that.

[Pretty Flaco]

I saw It when I was 5 and I'm still a little cautious of sewer grates...

[Il Medico]

When I was 9 my dad's car kicked out of gear and crashed into our fence, trapping me inside (eventually squeezed out). That same year I was almost struck by lightening walking home in a thunderstorm. I was scared of Lighting and being in a PArked Car for a number of years afterward.

[scarletghoul]

my brother and i were grabbed by clowns once when my mum took us to see the circus. it was fucking scary and they made my mum buy a picture of it. you can still see the terror on our faces

[Panda Tse Tung]

A lot of children in Sweden became mentally damaged by this:

Its more subtle though. That Dutch goblin is like just revolting and that's it, but Lost in the Pancake is actually like putting the brain inside a mixer. I bought the DVD to my friend as a birthday present and he couldn't stand watch it.

As a side-note, it was made by communists. That doesn't make it any more debilitating.
Maybe if i understood what it said it would've been more brain soupish :p. But now it was just weird.
The goblin was not just revolting, he did some scary shit.
kg70JSsuKfY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg70JSsuKfY#t=5m07s)
at 5:07 :)


That show was seriously weird, though. Once, I was going through all the channels, and on one of them, that show was on, and just at that moment, the girl fell into a chasm and screamed really loudly. I don't think I ever watched it again after that. Imagine your 6 watching that :p.

[Ele'ill]

I'd post 'Mr. Hands' but it's beyond NWS


Maybe I'll save it for the next animal thread as proof that animals are sentient.


Edit- Oh, as a child. Probably some of the really old ninja movies

Edit- Not so much as a child but the Dark Crystal for some reason got inside my head and made me feel sick. The blurb on the back of the movie even says something like 'Jim Hensen at his darkest' :lol:

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

I watched John Carpenter's The Thing when I was thirteen years old, and it scared the shit out of me. Here's one of the scenes that freaked me out:

Dog scene:

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[9]

I used to be afraid of men with mustaches when I was little haha. I'm serious. No idea why. In retrospect, it was kind of bizarre.

[Lacrimi de Chiciură]

When I was approximately 5 years old I was in a thrift store with my mother and I wandered an aisle over from her and there was the most terrifying woman I had ever seen. She must have been about 40, and was dressed like a gothic witch, with flowing black clothes, and seemed to have white makeup over her face, or was just really deathly pale. She looked and smiled and me and I shrieked in terror and cried until we left.

[Weezer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8sYX2RG7iY

I had nightmares about that fucking rabbit.

[DaComm]

I think that Stephen King must have been molested as a kid or something. Almost all his horror novels where children are playing a vital part do have things which scare children a lot. In "It" there was always this hidden reference to paedophilia, and in "The Library Cop" it was quite explicit.

I know not of any molestings but I know when he was very young he witnessed his best friend get hit by a train.

The Shining always freaked me out, even today it does. In particular, this scene, when I was REALLY young this scene scared me to death, partly due to the fact that I always thought they were referring to me and not the kid "Danny" in the scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFVyAjj3Bs0

[Rusty Shackleford]

that fucker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozW4mmKzcYQ&feature=related

[RedSonRising]

The native american protagonist in never ending story frantically screaming "ARTEEEX! AARTEEEEEX!" as he held the reigns of his horse unable to free itself from the drowning marshes of depression or whatever was pretty traumatizing.

Also, Mufasa's death could very well be the biggest tragedy of our generation. Seems a bit lighthearted in comparison to some of the more gruesome stuff mentioned, but Simba trying to wake up his dead father's corpse by biting his ear and nudging his face before curling up under his paw hits pretty deep when you're 7.

[The Red Next Door]

I went to a jesus camp and they believe the devil did this and that, and one day i said crap and everyone jump on my case and that made me cry.:crying:

[piet11111]

I remember some late night tv and nothing was on so i was browsing the channels and BAM some cat eating some guys arm on a boat.
The guy was telling to what i assume to be his girlfriend or wife that his arm was numb so if she could check it out so she lifts the blanket and some huge cat was eating away at his stump.
I was so shocked (12 years old at the time) that i turned off the tv for a few moments and then decided to watch the rest of the movie but within 10 minutes my parents came home and send me to bed.

I still want to know what the name is of that movie so i can try to get my hands on it and see the entire movie.
Anyone of you have an idea ?
I can remember that they where trying to capture that cat and that at some point i think they threw away food that the cat had partially eaten.

nobody knows what the name is of this movie ? :crying:

[synthesis]

I watched "The Crow" on VHS when I was six, and it scarred me for life.

Slightly off-topic, and I may have said this before, but I never really understood the term "raping one's childhood" until I read the Encyclopedia Dramatica entry on Calvin and Hobbes. Please, please avoid at all costs.

[DecDoom]

Slightly off-topic, and I may have said this before, but I never really understood the term "raping one's childhood" until I read the Encyclopedia Dramatica entry on Calvin and Hobbes. Please, please avoid at all costs.

I remember the last time you said that, and unfortunately curiosity got the best of me.

Seriously, follow synthesis' advice and avoid.

[anticap]

Being offered a ride home from elementary school (which I declined) by two men who, as I later discovered, had done prison time for child molestation.

[Quail]

I used to be afraid of men with mustaches when I was little haha. I'm serious. No idea why. In retrospect, it was kind of bizarre.

Me too. My son is afraid of them now (and people with glasses), and I think it's because neither me nor my bf have facial hair.

One time I found a dead ferret in the garden, which I thought was a stick until I picked it up and saw that it had a face. That traumatised me.

[Dimentio]

Maybe if i understood what it said it would've been more brain soupish :p. But now it was just weird.
The goblin was not just revolting, he did some scary shit.
kg70JSsuKfY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg70JSsuKfY#t=5m07s)
at 5:07 :)

Imagine your 6 watching that :p.

I think all of that was scary shit.

[Weezer]

I watched "The Crow" on VHS when I was six, and it scarred me for life.

Slightly off-topic, and I may have said this before, but I never really understood the term "raping one's childhood" until I read the Encyclopedia Dramatica entry on Calvin and Hobbes. Please, please avoid at all costs.

:crying:

[Aloysius]

Most of The Crow movies are fucked up.
IT gave me a mild case of coulrophobia, if that's even possible.
Paranormal Activity made me the most paranoid I've ever been. I seriously still have nightmares, and I saw it last Halloween.
Though I plan on seeing it again this Halloween, just for shits and giggles.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Paranormal Activity made me the most paranoid I've ever been. I seriously still have nightmares, and I saw it last Halloween.
Though I plan on seeing it again this Halloween, just for shits and giggles.

Are you serious? I saw a trailer for it once, and it looked like the kind of shit horror film that I find annoying as fuck instead of scary.

[Aloysius]

It just really got to me.
Albeit, the only time I actually jumped while watching it in theaters was during the trailers before the movie actually started...

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

I suppose I've always been more afraid of aliens and gribbly monsters. Even as a child I never understood why people found ghosts scary.

[Ele'ill]

I watched John Carpenter's The Thing when I was thirteen years old, and it scared the shit out of me. Here's one of the scenes that freaked me out:

Dog scene:

W7W4fvs0-JU


One of my favorite movies!

And yes, it's disturbing- I first saw it on a snowy night.

[Os Cangaceiros]

The first horror film I ever saw (Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman) freaked me out pretty bad. I was 3 at the time.

[Dimentio]

I suppose I've always been more afraid of aliens and gribbly monsters. Even as a child I never understood why people found ghosts scary.

I was insanically afraid of the devil, and believed that God just had let me be born to be punished, so I would be sent to Hell and tormented for all eternity. I had a very unhappy childhood.

[Adi Shankara]

I think that Stephen King must have been molested as a kid or something. Almost all his horror novels where children are playing a vital part do have things which scare children a lot. In "It" there was always this hidden reference to paedophilia, and in "The Library Cop" it was quite explicit.

lol, actually, it was pretty explicit in "IT" too, remember how Bev is like 11 years old, and has sex with all of her guy friends in the tunnel when they think they're gonna die? or how Bev's biggest fear is her father who she is afraid will rape her again?

yeah, Stephen King is something else.

BTW, his best book ever is "the Stand".

[Quail]

IT was a great book until the ending, which was anti-climatic and kind of boring. When I was a kid I didn't watch any horror films that I can remember, so I guess I missed out on being traumatised.

[Nolan]

I'd post 'Mr. Hands' but it's beyond NWS


That shit messed me up inside. No pun intended.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

I was insanically afraid of the devil, and believed that God just had let me be born to be punished, so I would be sent to Hell and tormented for all eternity. I had a very unhappy childhood.

Sorry to hear that. :(

I was very lucky in that respect. My parents never gave a shit about religion...

[Dimentio]

Sorry to hear that. :(

I was very lucky in that respect. My parents never gave a shit about religion...

Actually, I brought up religion myself. It was a way of giving certainty to a chaotic, dark world.

[Adi Shankara]

I had a pretty shitty childhood too. my parent's immigration status was in some kind've limbo where they couldn't work but at the same time they were allowed to stay so basically my dad turned to alcoholism and we ended up homeless a few times...that was never fun.

I turned to religion too, but was unsatisfied by Christianity, which promised a kingdom that never seem to came.

[Incendiarism]

burning off my cousin's gang tattoos with a hot iron.

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

Behavior modification